May Tisha B'Av become a Yom Tov

A pair of stolen tefillin was found in the home of a non-Jewish heart attack patient in New York, according to a paramedic in Crown Heights Brooklyn.

The paramedic of Crown Heights, who volunteers for a local ambulance service, was sent Wednesday to the home of a non-Jewish resident after he suffered a heart attack. After treating the patient, while sitting at the table filling out a medical report, he noticed a plastic bag on a desk and what looked like a tefillin bag inside.
Continue reading: http://www.yourjewishnews.com/2013/07/n28248.html

Chadrei Charedim additionally reports that the owner of the tefillin related that they were dear to him as they were written for him by his grandfather - who was a known scribe.

As Tisha B'av draws near, people are wishing each other that Mashiach should come so that the next Tisha B'av will be celebrated as a Yom Tov.

A Hamodia reader taught me a good lesson this week when I read her letter to the newspaper about her experience sitting down at the dinner table with her family when her son ran to the window, pointing excitedly.

"Moshiach is here; look - I can see him coming."
His enthusiasm was so catchy that all my children ran to the window, truly believing that Moshiach had finally arrived! However, my husband and I didn't make a move....we knew it couldn't possibly be true.
Moments later I was ashamed of my reaction..... Oh, how I wish I were a child again.

I will end this post by plagiarizing an email that was sent to me this afternoon by a friend.

Wishing everyone an easy, meaningful ta'anis.

 

may Tisha b'Av become a YomTov VERY SOON.

 

Kol Tuv